William Zinsser: Quotes about learning

William Zinsser was writer, editor, journalist, literary critic, professor. Explore interesting quotes on learning.
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“This is a book by a writer who does some teaching, not a book by a teacher who does some writing, and one of the satisfactions of the craft is that there's always something new to learn.”

William Zinsser

Introduction, p. viii.
On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976)

Books , Learning , Teachers

“Make a habit of reading what is being written today and what has been written before. Writing is learned by imitation.”

William Zinsser

Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 6, Words, p. 36.

Learning

“Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own voice and will shed the skin of the writer you imitated.”

William Zinsser

Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 13, Bits & Pieces, p. 136.

Art , Learning , Personality

“The best way to learn to write is to study the work of the men and women who are doing the kind of writing you want to do.”

William Zinsser

Source: On Writing Well (Fifth Edition, orig. pub. 1976), Chapter 13, Bits & Pieces, p. 136.

Women , Men , Way , Study